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Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich says ICC is seeking his arrest

Smotrich vows to retaliate by waging ‘war’ on Palestinian Authority and orders evacuation of a West Bank village

Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has said the international criminal court (ICC) prosecutor has sought a confidential arrest warrant against him, and promised to retaliate by waging a “war” on the Palestinian Authority.

He said he had ordered the evacuation of the Palestinian Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as part of measures against the authority, which exercises limited self-rule in parts of the West Bank under agreements with Israel.

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May 19, 2026 International criminal court Israel International criminal justice

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